Ibi, Taraba State

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Ibi
LGA and town
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Ibi
Location in Nigeria
Coordinates: 8°19′N9°51′E / 8.317°N 9.850°E / 8.317; 9.850
CountryFlag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
State Taraba State
Local Government HeadquartersIbi Town
Government
 • Local Government Chairman and the Head of the Local Government CouncilIliya Muhammad Ajibu
Area
 • Total
2,672 km2 (1,032 sq mi)
Population
 (2006 census)
 • Total
84,054
Time zone UTC+1 (WAT)
3-digit postal code prefix
620
ISO 3166 code NG.TA.IB
Ibi, Taraba State

Ibi is a town and administrative district in Taraba State, Nigeria. The town is located on the south bank of the Benue River, opposite the influx of the much smaller Shemankar River. Both the Taraba River and the Donga River flow into the Benue within the LGA.

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Ibi is one of the sixteen local government areas of Taraba State, and is governed by an elected chairman.

History

Ibi is located where the traditional land trade route of eastern Igboland crossed the river trade route of the Benue River. [1] it is home to the tiv, hausa, Fulani people who are predominantly Farmers and fishermen (especially those along the river bank) (up river). [2] By 1899 the Niger Company established a trading station at Ibi, and by 1901 telegraph service to Lokoja had been established. [3] The British took control in 1900 and established Ibi as the administrative headquarters of western Muri. As cotton was one of the major crops of the area, steam powered cotton gins were established in Ibi in the early 1920s. [4]

Climate

Climate data for Ibi, Nigeria
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYear
Record high °C (°F)38.5
(101.3)		40.5
(104.9)		41.0
(105.8)		39.5
(103.1)		38.5
(101.3)		34.5
(94.1)		33.0
(91.4)		33.5
(92.3)		33.5
(92.3)		35.0
(95.0)		36.0
(96.8)		36.5
(97.7)		41.0
(105.8)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)35.0
(95.0)		36.7
(98.1)		37.1
(98.8)		35.5
(95.9)		32.5
(90.5)		30.9
(87.6)		30.0
(86.0)		29.8
(85.6)		30.5
(86.9)		31.3
(88.3)		33.4
(92.1)		33.9
(93.0)		33.1
(91.6)
Daily mean °C (°F)26.8
(80.2)		28.6
(83.5)		30.6
(87.1)		30.0
(86.0)		26.8
(80.2)		26.6
(79.9)		26.0
(78.8)		26.0
(78.8)		26.3
(79.3)		26.7
(80.1)		27.0
(80.6)		25.8
(78.4)		27.4
(81.3)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)18.5
(65.3)		20.5
(68.9)		24.2
(75.6)		24.4
(75.9)		23.1
(73.6)		22.2
(72.0)		22.1
(71.8)		22.3
(72.1)		22.1
(71.8)		22.1
(71.8)		20.7
(69.3)		17.8
(64.0)		21.7
(71.1)
Record low °C (°F)13.0
(55.4)		13.5
(56.3)		16.5
(61.7)		19.5
(67.1)		20.0
(68.0)		19.5
(67.1)		19.5
(67.1)		19.5
(67.1)		19.5
(67.1)		18.5
(65.3)		14.0
(57.2)		11.0
(51.8)		11.0
(51.8)
Average precipitation mm (inches)1
(0.0)		2
(0.1)		28
(1.1)		96
(3.8)		163
(6.4)		193
(7.6)		131
(5.2)		137
(5.4)		226
(8.9)		138
(5.4)		9
(0.4)		7
(0.3)		1,131
(44.5)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.3 mm)001491111121491072
Average relative humidity (%) (at 07:00 LST)62647685929594959595937785
Mean monthly sunshine hours 260.4259.9251.1219.0238.7195.0173.6155.0177.0244.9270.0282.12,726.7
Mean daily sunshine hours 8.49.28.17.37.76.55.65.05.97.99.09.17.5
Source: Deutscher Wetterdienst [5]

Notes

  1. ↑ Afigbo, A. E. (1997) "Southeastern Nigeria, the Niger-Benue Confluence, and the Benue in the Precolonial Period: Some Issues of Historiography" History in Africa 24: pp. 1-8, p.4
  2. ↑ History "https://www.manpower.com.ng/places/lga/770/ibi"
  3. ↑ Arnott, D. W. (1958) "Councils and Courts among the Tiv--Traditional Concepts and Alien Institutions in a Non-Moslem Tribe of Northern Nigeria" Journal of African Law 2(1): pp. 19-25, p. 19
  4. ↑ Duggan, E. de C. (1922) "The Cotton Growing Industry of Nigeria" African Affairs 21(83): pp. 199-207, p. 203
  5. ↑ "Klimatafel von Ibi / Nigeria" (PDF). Baseline climate means (1961-1990) from stations all over the world (in German). Deutscher Wetterdienst. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
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